The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and North Carolina Emergency
Management (NCEM) has received the following application for Federal grant funding. Notice is
hereby given of FEMA’s consideration to provide funding in the form of a Hazard Mitigation
Grant.
Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and
evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and
safety considerations. Under Executive Order (EO) 11988 and EO 11990, FEMA is required to
consider alternatives, and to provide a public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting
floodplains or wetlands. EO 12898 also requires FEMA to provide the opportunity for public
participation in the planning process and to consider potential impacts to minority and low-income
populations. This notice may also fulfill requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA).
Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal,
tribal, state, and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements and conditions.
Applicant: Lenoir County, NC
Project Title: Lenoir Acquisition Project; HMGP-4617
Location of Proposed Work: this project consists of the of the acquisition of two (2) residential
structures located in the 3000 block of NC Highway 55 East, Dover, NC and the 2000 block of
West Pleasant Hill Road, Pink Hill, North Carolina.